• "Legendarium" by The Big Apple Circus. 25 performances from Saturday, July 13, to Sunday, July 28. Charles R. Wood Park, Lake George Village. The show features clowns, acrobats, jugglers, contortionists, horses, dogs and more. $15 to $40. Call (800) 922-3772 or buy online at http://www.bigapplecircus.org/

It was previously announced that Cirque Eloize will be in residence at Proctors in Schenectady for three weeks in August and will present 18 performances. Tickets are $20 to $65. 346-6204; http://www.proctors.org

With "World War Z" in theaters now, it's worth noting that the modern movie zombie was born almost 45 years ago with George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead."

At 9 p.m. Friday at Troy's Freedom Square, the classic film will be screened outdoors for free with a live, original musical score by the Andrew Alden Ensemble, a contemporary chamber-music group based in Boston that specializes in new music accompanying old movies.

Freedom Square is at the spot in North Troy where Fifth and Sixth avenues meet at 101st Street. Bring chairs and blankets. The rain venue is next door at the Sanctuary for Independent Media, 3361 Sixth Ave.

A new play with music, "Saratoga Chips" will be performed Aug. 1 to 11 at the Arts Center in Saratoga Springs.

The work is by Mary Jane Hansen, who wrote last summer's "American Soup." Both shows were commissioned and produced by The Creative Place International, a private, not-for-profit cultural organization founded by Patricia Snyder and her husband, Bill; Patricia was the founder and longtime head of the New York State Theatre Institute in Troy. Her new company uses talent previously associated with NYSTI, including Hansen. The music for "Saratoga Chips" is by Will Severin, who is Hansen's husband and the Snyders' son.